Chennai March 30th 2022: A talk on ‘Combating Global Warming & Climate Change’ by Mr.Erik Solheim, Former Under-Secretary General of the UN and Former Executive Director of the UNEP in the presence of Mr.Joss Brooks (Enviromentalist), Mr.Abdul Ghani (Social Activist),Justice P.Jyothiani (Former Judicial Member), Dr.Anuradha Ganesan (Madam Chancellor,VMRF), Dr.A.S.Ganesan (Chancellor,VMRF) & Mr.J.Suresh Samuel (Member,Board of Management,VMRF) at AARUPADAI VEEDU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AVIT).
A progressive initiative to make AV Campus more Eco-friendly, a campus walk with Mr.Erik Solheim followed by ‘Trees for Tomorrow’ – planting saplings at AV Campus Paiyanoor to create a step towards sustainable campus operations. Mr.Erik Solheim encouraged students to safeguard the society by planting more trees at their homes.
Speaking at the Event,Former Under-Secretary General of the UN, Mr.Erik Solheim said “I think we’ve already made a big breakthrough in seeing the need for climate action as an opportunity rather than a cost. In addition, we’ve seen countries like India take up leadership roles in pushing the Green Economy message. The big challenge, however, is time. We have a small window of opportunity to reverse the current trends. To all students’ presence here, I would advise to reduce the use of plastic and also encourage students to use cycles as a mode of transport inside AVIT campus to help tackle carbon emission.”
The students of the Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (VMRF) presented Nrityanjali a traditional performance to celebrate the monumental day. A plethora of activities were organized to infuse the spirit of unity among the students to learn about global warming and climate change